Dogo Park: Hikari no Mi 2026 Dates TBA
道後公園 ひかりの実 — Matsuyama, Ehime (Shikoku)
Last updated: Fri, October 30, 2026
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- Season
- Dates TBA (usually between Dec 19 and Jan 18)
- Venue
- Dogo Park (道後公園)
- Official site
- hikarino-mi.jp
Dogo Park's trees are hung with hundreds of glowing paper 'fruit' lanterns for Hikari no Mi ('fruit of light'), a participatory art piece where visitors draw a loved one's smiling face on a lantern before it's added to the display.
Background
Created by artist Kyota Takahashi, the installation launched to mark the reopening of the fully restored Dogo Onsen Honkan bathhouse, and has continued as an annual winter fixture in the park beside it.
Getting there
Dogo Park is directly behind Dogo Onsen Honkan, a 5-minute walk from the Dogo-Onsen tram terminus (Iyotetsu Dogo Line) from central Matsuyama.
Tips
- Because each lantern is hand-drawn by a visitor, the piece changes throughout the season as more are added — an early versus late visit can look noticeably different.
- Pair the visit with Dogo Onsen itself, one of Japan's oldest hot spring bathhouses, right next to the park.
Frequently asked questions
- When is Dogo Park: Hikari no Mi 2026?
- The 2026 dates have not been published by the organiser yet. Dogo Park: Hikari no Mi is usually held between Dec 19 and Jan 18, so that is the safe window to hold in an itinerary; this page is updated once the organiser publishes the dates.
Maintained by Tetsu Yamamoto · Last verified against the official source: Fri, October 30, 2026